[Fot] IMSA TR8 lost a conrod

[Duncan Charlton]

A Rover engine block ought to be easy to find in Europe.  Rover quit making them a few years back and handed off production to Weston-super-Mare.  Lots of Range Rovers, Morgans, TVRs etc. used the engine so there must be some in junkyards.

I  bought most of my new Rover V8 parts (for my Morgan Plus 8) from RPI in the UK, but there are plenty of others.

Duncan Charlton
Elgin, Texas USA



> On Sep 24, 2016, at 10:40 AM, Bob Kramer <rkramer3 at austin.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> Sorry to hear that Chris. Are blocks readily available in Europe? I have a block with only Pistons and rods on it. Never tried to take them out. Yours if you need it, just have to ship it from Texas.
> 
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>> On Sep 24, 2016, at 12:20 AM, tr4racing at googlemail.com wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Guys,
>> 
>> bad news about the Canadian IMSA TR8.
>> Yesterday, on Qualifying I lost a conrod.
>> I suppose some major damage inside.
>> I have a big ventilation hole in the drysump pan.
>> 
>> It seems that the next engine needs the finest of the finest parts available to make it hold together.
>> 
>> Cheers
>> Chris
>> 
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